Management of late preterm preeclampsia: a comparison of maternal and fetal indications for delivery

Stephanie Galibert; Emerson Keenan; Roxanne Hastie; Fiona C Brownfoot

Journal article

Management of late preterm preeclampsia: a comparison of maternal and fetal indications for delivery

Stephanie Galibert, Emerson Keenan, Roxanne Hastie, Fiona C Brownfoot

JOURNAL OF MATERNAL-FETAL & NEONATAL MEDICINE | TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD | Published : 2022

DOI: 10.1080/14767058.2021.1882980

Abstract

Objective: To investigate delivery indications for women with late preterm preeclampsia and evaluate whether disease characteristics at presentation are predictive of delivery indication. Methods: We conducted a retrospective case-control study at the Mercy Hospital for Women (a tertiary hospital in Melbourne, Australia). Indication for delivery was assessed among women presenting with preeclampsia between 30+0 and 36+0 weeks’ gestation. Baseline maternal and disease characteristics, preeclampsia features at delivery and postnatal outcomes were compared between patients delivering for maternal, fetal, or for both maternal and fetal indications. Results: 173 women were diagnosed with preeclam..

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Emerson Keenan Author

Roxanne Hastie Author

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Grants

Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council Early Career Fellowship [NHMRC]

Funding Acknowledgements

FB was supported by a National Health and Medical Research Council Early Career Fellowship [NHMRC #1142636] and a Norman Beischer Medical Research Foundation grant. The funders had no role in study design, data collection, analysis, decision to publish or the preparation of the manuscript.